First Cut(CBS TV)
EP/W: Jennie Snyder Urman (90210)
EP: Dan Jinks
CAST: Michael Rady (Melrose Place, Greek), Kelly J. McCreary (White Collar), Mamie Gummer (Off The Map), Justin Hartley (Smallville), Jack Coleman (Heroes)
Centers on a brand new doctor who, glad to leave her nerdy past behind for a fresh start in the adult professional world, discovers that, sadly and comically, life at the hospital where she works is no different than high school.

Craig Horner

Joey Dakota (CBS Television Studios, Harmon/Tannenbaum)
EP: Mark Harmon, Kim Tannenbaum, Eric Tannenbaum, Martha Haight
W: Bert Royal
CAST: Craig Horner (Legend of the Seeker), Amber Stevens (Greek), Scott Wolf (Party of Five)
Based on the Israeli format Danny Hollywood. In this romantic-time-travel-musical, a documentary filmmaker travels back to the 1990s where she meets and falls in love with the rock star subject of her film. When she unexpectedly returns to present day, she must find her way back to the past to reunite with Joey and prevent his untimely death.

Aimee Teegarden

The Selection (Warner Bros. TV)
EP/W: Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain
DIR: Mark Piznarski
CAST: Aimee Teegarden (Friday Night Lights), Leonor Varela (Blade II), Martin Donovan (Boss), Ethan Peck (10 Things I Hate About You), Sean Patrick Thomas (Ringer)
An epic romance set 300 years in the future which centers on a poor young woman who is chosen by lottery to participate in a competition to become the next queen of a war-torn nation at a crossroads.

J.J. Abrams

Shelter (Bad Robot, Mastermind Lab, Warner Bros. TV)
EP/W: Mark Schwahn
EP: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
CAST: Elizabeth Henstridge, Malese Jow (The Vampire Diaries), Zachary Abel (Make It or Break It), Trent Ford (The Vampire Diaries), Eka Darville, Hannah New
Drama set at an historic New England summer resort where the new and returning staff attend to the practical, emotional and often comical needs of the guests while navigating friendships, rivalries and romances of their own.

Saving Hope isn’t listed here because it’s a Canadian show for CTV, NBC isn’t producing the show itself, but NBC is interested in it, so if it does work out, Saving Hope will most likely air during the summer here in America :D

When will we begin to see TV shows that include and authentically represent other ethnicities. It is really insulting watch the networks choose shows whose subject matter and/or era eliminate the need for diversity and inclusion. Very sad state of affairs

Yes I agree Hollywood needs to allow more opportunities for many races.Being an actress is tough,however being a black actress is even harder.the amount of roles for black woman is so small and it is sad.I am a 20 year old african american actress and when trying to get signed to an agent they told me they had enough of my type.I looked at their client list and they had 2 blacks girls and over 50 white girls.This is not the first time this has happened.Viola Davis spoke about this in her career as well.We need to be aware that racism is still alive in Hollywood and that is 1 of the main reasons why I am an actress.To change this.I wont get discourged,instead I will look upon this and know that I can create change in Tv and film.Just like Halle Berry did.

Difference though is that 90210 went straight to series without having to undergo the standard pilot process (Thus why during the 2008 upfronts 90210 never showed a a trailer of a shot pilot but had just already finished casting).
Good thing some of my favorite shows never had “Pilot” as the title of their first ever episode like Charmed’s “Something Wicca This Way Comes” and Friends’ “The First One”.

It probably dates back to when pilots were not aired as part of the series. (Did you know the “Hogan’s Heroes” pilot was in black and white?) Now, it has reached the point where series have been cancelled after airing one episode, which happened to be the pilot (“Emily’s Reasons Why Not,” anyone?).
Also, “Futurama’s” pilot episode was titled “Space Pilot 3000″.

I’m most interested in Beautiful People, and I’m rather happy it’s on NBC, so it should get a decent chance to prove itself. JJ’s Shelter sounds like it might be great – but it also sounds exactly like a The Love Boat redeux on land.

I hope that doesn’t happen, BBC’s Sherlock is such a great show. There is no way cbs can do it better than the brits, most of their procedurals are generic and boring.
Plus, does anyone really think making Sherlock Holmes american is a good idea?

That’s the general feeling. The producers of Elementary first tried to licence the BBC series (like they did with The Office, for instance), but were turned down. So, they’ve decided to do this. Which will be really interesting, seeing as they can’t do anything that marks the BBC series as unique. You can bet that Vertue, Moffatt & Co. will be keeping an eye on this.

Except they have the Good wife, which is still one of the one drama shows, it seems as critics actually like. And you actually do have to think a lot to watch that one.And I would actually not be sure about the finnishing high school part, sure some might not have I am however not sure it is everyone… ¨
plus if you go with that one, everyone could just as well say that forgot CW which only seems to care about badly written shows no one seems to watch and is only for teen-age girls.

These are the shows that sound the most interesting just based on descriptions.
ABC: 666 Park Ave., American Judy, Beauty and the Beast (although I don’t see the point of this show. It sounds like Once Upon a Time, but with Belle as the main character instead of Snow White), Gotham
CBS: Nothing. No surprise there.
CW: Carries Diaries (I absolutely love the book series. I heard rumors that Miley Cyrus was in talks to play Carrie and I will not watch if she is in any way involved), Green Arrow, Joey Dakota, The Selection
Fox: Untitled Kevin Williamson Project, Untitled Mindy Kaling Project, Untitled Teen Spy Drama (this sounds just like the Gallagher Girls book series by Ally Carter! This pilot sounds the most interesting to me)
NBC: Isabel

as usual… CBS has tons of procedurals, ABC has corny/cheap sounding comedies, the CW takes aim at high school girls, FOX isn’t particularly memorable (yet seems to always come out middle of the road), and NBC goes for really high brow stuff that most people aren’t willing to think very deeply about.

There are just so many pilots for the next season. Where are they going to fit them all? Seriously? ABC has the most! And they have some good shows!
I know not every piloit will make it to upfronts, but still.
Some of them, don’t even have good stories.

Okay so CW’s first cut sounds a lot like a copy of Grey’s anatomy.
And it sound slike NBC, is trying to find their own next E.R. with County, I guess if they actually spin that one right it could be a succes, they need a lot. So for their sakeI actually hope they manage to spin that on the right way.

I do know only a few of them will be given series orders, but those are a lot of pilots. The following look interesting and I hope they get picked up:
FOX: Kevin Williamson’s drama. None of the others coz I want FOX to give Fringe and Alcatraz another season.
CBS: Elementary. Sherlock in NYC! I wonder how that’ll work without looking ridiculous for a 22-episode season. British modern version Sherlock is pure genius. Everybody should watch that.
CW: The Selection, B&B, GA and Shelter (just coz it has JJ Abrams stamp of approval)
ABC: 666 Park Ave, Gotham, Last Resort and B&B
NBC: Beautiful People, Do No Harm, The Frontier, Midnight Sun and season 2 for TOUCH!! I want Community to have another season, so hoping none of the comedies make it.

There are only two that appeal to me due to the people set to star.
The Roseanne Barr comedy and the Kevin Bacon drama.
Otherwise, I honestly am left feeling “meh” about all these other shows. And the networks wonder why they are losing viewers?

HaHaHa! I had to laugh at Elementary when I read “Created by: Arthur Conan Doyle.” I’m betting that this show will not resemble in anyway something that he would write. I also feel pretty safe in saying that the BBC version will be better.

I wish you put what genre the pilots are. A comedy about 3 sisters running a diner has more potential than a drama featuring 3 sisters running a diner, IMO. Is it too soon to say what genre the shows are going to be?

Can I just say how happy I am to see “Diana Fairgate” (aka Claudia Lonow) listed as producer on a few of these shows, anyone with a connection to Knots Landing has a leg up on the competition. Oh how I miss that show…

There are a few interesting concepts in the bunch. I hope the good ones make it to series. I’m still bummed we never got to see “Poe” from last year’s pilot season. I’m most excited for ABC’s Beauty and the Beast and Gilded Lillys, CW’s The Selection and Fox’s Kevin Williamson and Mindy Kaling shows.
ABC: 666 Park Ave, Beauty & the Beast, Gilded Lillys, Gotham and Prairie Dogg
CBS: Super Fun Night and Elementary
CW: B&B, Cult, First Cut and The Selection
Fox: Untitled Kevin Williamson, Mindy Kaling and Teen Spy Drama, The Asset
NBC: Chicago Fire, The Frontier, Midnight Sun and Untitled Hilary Winston

“The procedural thriller centers on the orphaned 17-year-old daughter of a CIA operative who is recruited to become an operative herself. She encounters a mysterious rogue agent/assassin who serves as both her surrogate father and professional mentor in the spy world.”
Sounds a lot like Pascal’s Fearless Series (minus the fearless thing.)
But seriously now, a 17 year old CIA operative? Yeah, sound totally plausible…

I love this article, TVline! You guys are the best. Also three things:
1. Can Tyler Labine please land on a show that shows off how hilarious he is and actually sticks around?
2. Jami Gertz deserves better.
3. KEVIN BACON!!